Some of the most successful invaders within the tribe Xyleborini are the species known as the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex, which attack healthy plants, posing a potential phytosanitary threat in their native and introduced environments. The Euwallacea fornicatus species complex, now known to be four different species, are some of the most economically important ambrosia beetles. We provided a comprehensive list of plant hosts, including several unpublished records from extensive field investigation in Asia from 2014 to 2018. Twenty-seven new host records were added. In total 412 plant species in 75 families are host plants for the E. fornicatus species complex, with 109 plant species recorded as breeding hosts. Reproductive hosts were emphasized when confirmed, and commercial timber species, and fruticulture relevant species are indicated.
Read more: Gomez DF., Lin W., Gao L., Li Y. (2019). New host plant records for the Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff) species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) across its natural and introduced distribution. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 22(1): 338-340. doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2019.01.013
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